New Zealand actively recruiting sonographers from the UK

New Zealand is presently experiencing a significant sonographer shortage, so they’ve turned to recruiting qualified applicants from the UK. According to Australia & New Zealand Magazine, sonographers who make the move “can expect all the perks of a better quality of life as well as job variety, flexibility and potential for career development.”

“In New Zealand we’ve got a very active private and public sector, to the degree that we have more vacancies than sonographers,” said Hentie Cilliers, Sonographer Workforce Development Group chair, as quoted by Australia & New Zealand Magazine. “Sonographer vacancies range from trainee to fully experienced and we punch well above our weight in terms of technology.”

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Michael has more than 18 years of experience as a professional writer and editor. He has written at length about cardiology, radiology, artificial intelligence and other key healthcare topics.

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